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This document discusses challenges for least developed countries regarding information and communication technologies. It summarizes the author's dissertation thesis which examines ICT use in four developing countries - Guatemala, Lao PDR, Malawi and Yemen - on the macro and micro levels. On the macro level, the author argues that developed Western countries are failing to address the growing digital divide and are benefiting from developing countries' lack of access to and skills around ICTs, reinforcing patterns of colonialism. On the micro level, the study investigates users' demographics, habits and the opportunities and barriers around ICT use in these countries. The author proposes strategies for implementing ICTs in a sustainable way to counter colonial tendencies and foster development